The empiricists strike back; research is providing insights into economic theory, challenging old ideas about how the world behaves

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Empirical economists are becoming more prominent in economics. Scientists such as Alan Krueger are extending the research towards finding solutions to social challenges. However, empirical economists such as Krueger are on the whole reluctant to make policy judgements based on their findings, mostly because they recognize that even though an observation may have a strong correlation with the data, some uncertainty remains.

Author: Uchitelle, Louis
Publisher: B R W Media
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 1999
Management, Appreciation, Economic research, Krueger, Alan

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Great ideas, but too few pay off

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Entrepeneurs in Australia are being failed by a lack of public and government support according to a national survey comparing the success rates of new firms against those of 21 other countries.

Author: Gome, Amandda
Publisher: B R W Media
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2000
Australia, Entrepreneurship

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The 10 biggest sectors

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The top 10 sectors, including finance, insurance, mining, food retailing, and property are listed.

Publisher: B R W Media
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2001

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Subjects list: Business, Surveys, Business surveys
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